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Example Sentences
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Ah! young springal, thou wilt not escape again.
From Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune by Crake, A. D. (Augustine David)
The Hon. Sam sat down, muttering, for he did not like Marston: "Wenchless springal!"
From A Knight of the Cumberland by Fox, John
"But is this young springal thy long-lost son? he is like thee, even as a tame falcon is like, and yet unlike, the free wild bird."
From Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune by Crake, A. D. (Augustine David)
"See those fellows by the big springal there turning the winch the wrong way!"
From The Prince of India — Volume 02 by Wallace, Lewis
"So this is the young springal," he said, with a smile; as, with a quick glance, he took in every detail of Oswald's figure and appearance.
From Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower by Peacock, Ralph
